Ladonna, I have looked on the picture two minutes ago. The picture itself looks good, and in my opinion you have every artistic freedom you want to take - that's okay. A fellow critic can of course say what he finds strange/out of place/wrong. Just tell him that you like it just like it is. (like you did). Don't get mad about that. Why should you? There will always be somone who dislikes your art or is offended.

About the group - I will stay and still plan to comment as many pictures as possible to me. Without forgetting my job, family or doing some poser work on my own. I seriously doubt I will ever manage to comment everything, but I do not expect everyone to comment my work either. We do not have that amount of time. I will stay, and I would want everyone to stay who can manage to comment at least some pictures each month. Probably I would not even throw out those who don't manage to comment at all.

Before I have seen Rutra's pictures I would have said that I dislike surrealism. Now I'm no longer sure about it. I have doubled my favorite images since I started to comment. I won't try to talk anyone out of leaving the group, because I know how much time it takes - but I am happy about every member.

As always, just my two cents.

A ship in port is safe; but that is not what ships are built for.
Sail out to sea and do new things.
-"Amazing Grace" Hopper

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